Pink
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4,5 • Оценок: 20
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От издателя
Ava is tired of her ultracool attitude, ultraradical politics, and ultrablack clothing. She's ready to try something new—she's even ready to be someone new. Someone who fits in, someone with a gorgeous boyfriend, someone who wears pink.
But Ava soon finds that changing herself is more complicated than changing her wardrobe. Even getting involved in the school musical raises issues she never imagined. As she faces surprising choices and unforeseen consequences, Ava wonders if she will ever figure out who she really wants to be.
Pink received an American Library Association Stonewall Award Honor for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
Teen Identity Crisis: Ava’s plan is simple: new school, new look, new boyfriend. But shedding her old self—and her old girlfriend, Chloe—is more complicated than just buying a pink sweater.High School Fiction: From a disastrous musical audition to the politics of the popular kids versus the stage crew "freaks," this story is full of sharp, relatable high school moments.Found Family: She expected to fit in with the popular crowd, but finds an unexpected home among the "Screws"—the quirky, loyal, and endlessly entertaining stage crew she joins after her singing debut bombs.An LGBTQ+ Honor Book: Winner of a Stonewall Award Honor, this funny and heartfelt novel explores the messy, confusing, and wonderful journey of figuring out who you are and who you love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ava has a lot going for her. She's smart and has sophisticated Chloe as a girlfriend, but she wants to reinvent herself as someone more traditionally feminine like "girls who liked boys." When she transfers to an elite private school, she is taken in by a group of high-achievers, but finds it difficult to fit in with their seeming perfection. Rejected from the school play, Ava volunteers with the stage crew instead, and begins bonding with the misfits who build sets. But her popular friends judge them harshly, and Ava also faces constant anxiety as she tries to keep her relationship with Chloe a secret. Though readers will likely empathize with Ava's efforts to compartmentalize her life, the thoughtful conversations she has about the complexity of gender and identity, both with her stage crew friends and her parents, make up the strongest parts of Australian author Wilkinson's story. Ava's worlds collide in a melodramatic conclusion that strains believability, but her final realization ("Maybe I didn't have to choose for sure now") is cogent and satisfying. Ages 12 up.
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Awesome
This is an awesome book with a great story behind it...I could hardly put it down! If you like books with drama, mystery, and teenage conflicts then this is the book for you.
5 stars!
Love love love this book!
Teen fiction is the best
Amazing.
This book was fantastic. So dramatic and may surprises. Teen fiction like this is the best. ❤❤❤